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Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Life evolves and so does social media: at an even faster rate it would seem! The latter brings many positives but also erodes our time and so we must be selective regarding which platform it's best for us to use to connect with the outside world.

After much reflection I have decided to make this my final post on my blog. I am not going away but focusing my energies, for the moment, to Instagram and Facebook. I will also be adding to my website.

Thank you for your interest in my work. I hope we can still stay connected and with that in mind, here's where we can maintain contact:

Instagram: macro.in.focus

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Facebook: AVTinFOCUS with Alison Tinson

Website: http://www.avtinfocus.com

And for my final offering, a delightful dahlia I shot this week.............

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Céret, in the south of France, a Catalan town, is well known for its cherries. In fact it is named after the cherry and each year, the first cherries of the season are sent to Monsieur le President. Mr Macron can look forward to his delivery in 2018!

Sunday, 7 May 2017

I was in Barcelona yesterday, delivering my son to a test centre for a four-hour exam. Whilst he fretted over his test paper I was able to wander through the city which was mighty busy with tourists but there was a fabulous 'buzz', as always.

My camera is currently being repaired by Nikon and I very much felt its absence as I wandered around the city. Here I caught the shadows of the students entering the test centre on my phone

This guy looked typically cool and was playing fabulous Latino music as he rode through the streets

One can't enjoy Barcelona without indulging in tapas!

And a visit to the mercado off Las Ramblas is a must

My son has another exam in Barcelona in June, by which time my camera should be on fine form, and I will enjoy capturing the city again

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Céret, in the Pyrenées Orientales, France, is home: hardly a hardship as it is such a beautiful area and the sun shines over us much of the year. Although I am English, Céret has been my base for the past 14 years. Located in the Catalan region of France, we enjoy outstanding views of the Pyrenées and in early spring the Mimosa colours the mountain-side yellow. Due to the region's superb quality of light, many artists have frequented the area: Dufy, Dali, Picasso to name but a few and their influence remains, most noteably in Céret's Museum of Modern Art. Spain and the Mediterranean Sea are just 30 minutes away and Barcelona can be reached on the TGV train in just over an hour and a half. Although I am English, my heart definitely lies in France. I love the language, I admire the French people's respect for the family unit and, on a daily basis, their respect for mealtimes when the family comes together to talk and to eat good, Mediterranean food.

I have also lived in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, a country which could be described as a tossed salad: people from more than 200 nationalities live in the United Arab Emirates. I definitely left a part of my heart there. I love the country and, for all its idiosyncracies, it is a land of opportunity, where anything is possible: both for the Nation and for those who live there. Nowhere else have I lived where I have felt so motivated to see, hear and do. Inspiration is all around and that, for me, converts into positive energy.

I have been very fortunate to have travelled extensively, although there are many more destinations yet to visit - with my camera! The questions is: where next?!!